Legal Opinion
Gallagher v. Grand Trunk Western Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 2, 1917No. Gen. No. 22,607PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Jacob H. Hopkins, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1917.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dever
5. Carriers, § 199* — when hill' of lading is prima facie proof of condition of goods at time of receipt hy initial carrier. Bills of lading issued by an initial carrier reciting that the goods are in apparent good order are prima facie proof of the condition of the goods at the time they were received by the initial carrier, for shipment, in an action by a consignee against a terminal carrier for breach of contract in failing to transport the goods safely.
2Cited by3 opinions
- Sparr v. Southern Pacific Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1920
- Alton Iron & Metal Co. v. Wabash Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1924
- Brunetti v. Duluth & Iron Range RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1926